Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
The Tudor Revival hotel's main block dates from 1938; the Norfolk and Western's first Hotel Roanoke, opened here in 1882, was demolished.
- Built
- 1938The dominant portion dates from 1938, with attached wings of 1931, 1946 and 1954 (DHR). The 1882 Norfolk and Western hotel on the site (rebuilt after an 1898 fire) was demolished for the present building.
- Style
- Tudor Revival
- Architect
- Knut W. Lind (George B. Post & Sons)
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
The Norfolk and Western Railway opened the first Hotel Roanoke in 1882, the year it put its headquarters in Roanoke. The sprawling half-timbered building seen today was built in stages, its dominant section designed in 1938 by hotel specialist Knut W. Lind of George B. Post & Sons. The hotel closed in 1989 and was donated to Virginia Tech, which restored it and added a large conference center; it reopened in 1995.
Good to know
- Address: 110 Shenandoah Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24016
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.